Improvement in faucets



dinitell giedre gatent @titille WILLIAM F. CLASS AND W. SAPI), OFCLEVELAND, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 108,568, dated October 25, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN F'UC'ETS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of theSame.

To all whom it 'may concern Be it known that we, WILLIAM F. GLASS andLEO NV. SAPP, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga. and' State 4ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Faucet; and we do hereby declarethe' following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof,sufficient to enable' those skilled in the art to which our inventionappertains to fully understand 'and to make and use the same,refereneebeinghad to the accompanyying drawing and forming part of thisspeciiication, in

which- Figure 1 is a perspective view. Figure 2 is alongitudinal'section.

The nature of this invention relates to a faucet, soV

constructed that the pressure of theliqnid acts upon the valve to keepit closed. p

The construction and operation will be fully understood by thefollowingdescript-ion Referring to the drawing- Y A represents the caseofv the faucet, which may be vcast in brass or other suitable metal, andhaving a square chamber, B, in which a valve, C, is arranged.

The chamber B is divided diagonally by a partition, b, which has anopening, o, throughit'.

The sides of the chamber B are made open in the castings, for theconvenience ot' .fitting and arranging the valve, the sides being closedby plates B', and secured by screws; also being lined with a suitablepacking, to prevent leakage.

The valve C consists of a disk, of leather or other suitable material,secured on the end of a curved arm, d, having a Harige, by a washer, e,and nutf.

The arm dis attached to a shaft placed across the chamber, one endprotruding through the side plate, and having a leven-handle, g,attached, for operating the same. l

The operation of this improved faucet is very simvple and will bereadily understood, which is as follows:

, The pressure of the liquid bearing upon the valve tends to keep itclosed. ,When it is desired to open the valve the` handle is drawnforward, and, throwing Witnesses:

Gao. W. TLsBrr'rs, G. E. WYMAN.

